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SUMMARY:Twin Oaks Dairy Silvopasture Walk
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Twin Oaks Dairy to learn about how they are incorporating trees into their dairy grazing systems (aka silvopasture)! \nHere’s what you can look forward to: \n\nLearn about Twin Oaks’ rotational grazing system\nHear about the farm’s motivations for planting trees into pastures\, lessons learned\, and plans for the future\nTour two silvopasture plantings: one planted in 2021 including 20ft tall black locusts and one newly planted this spring\nLearn from experts about how and why silvopasture could benefit your grazing operation\nPlentiful opportunity for conversation – we welcome everyone to share their knowledge\, experiences\, and questions\n\n\nPlease wear appropriate footwear for walking around pastures. If anyone needs assistance with the walk to the silvopasture plantings\, UTV’s will be available to assist. \nPhotos and videos may be collected during the event and shared to a broader audience. If this is an issue\, please let us know. \nThis on-farm event is a collaboration between Twin Oaks Dairy\, American Farmland Trust\, CCE SCNY Dairy & Field Crops Team\, CCE Tompkins County\, CCE Schuyler County\, CCE Harvest NY\, National Grazing Lands Coalition\, Cortland County SWCD\, NOFA-NY\, and Dairy Grazing Alliance.
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/2026-07-17-twin-oaks-dairy-silvopasture-walk/
LOCATION:Twin Oaks Dairy\, 3214 State Route 13\, Truxton\, NY\, 13158\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:Northern Nut Growers and Chestnut Growers of America Joint Conference
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars and plan to attend the 117th Annual NNGA Conference\, held jointly with the Chestnut Growers of America on the University of Massachusetts–Amherst campus. The planning committee has developed an exciting and informative program that will appeal to researchers\, commercial growers\, hobbyists\, and nut enthusiasts alike. \nProgram details\, presenters\, and lodging and registration information will appear in the spring and summer issues of The Nutshell and at the NNGA and CGA websites. Updates will be posted on the event page as they become available. \nConference Schedule & Highlights \nFriday\, July 31 \n\nAfternoon registration and welcome reception\nDinner followed by the traditional Show and Tell session\n\nSaturday & Sunday\, August 1-2 \n\nFull-day concurrent technical sessions with late-afternoon panel discussions\nPosters and exhibits on display from Friday evening through Sunday afternoon\nSaturday evening: Auction benefiting research programs of both organizations\nSunday evening: Banquet\, preceded by group photo and social hour (cash bar)\n\nMonday\, August 3 \n\nMorning field tour with lunch and an afternoon option to visit either Breadtree Farms (Upper Hudson Valley) or the Lockwood Farm/Sleeping Giant chestnut plantation managed by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station\nDue to travel distances\, expect a late-afternoon return to campus when planning lodging and flights\n\nScholarships are available! \nAre you a beginning\, struggling orchardist\, a student studying agriculture? Contact our Scholarship committee for additional discount options for the conference. Contact mj@savannainstitute.org for more information.  Please fill out the scholarship application\, available HERE.
URL:https://smallfarms.cornell.edu/event/2026-07-31-northern-nut-growers-and-chestnut-growers-of-america-joint-conference/
LOCATION:UMass Amherst\, Amherst\, MA\, 01003\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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